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A medium-sized arboreal millipede with relatively long legs, particularly similar to
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<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB67FF90FF54FD41ABC1FD46" bold="true" box="[189,436,723,749]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Additional material</emphasis>
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leg.;
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;
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With 57 body rings (plus telson, no apodous rings); ca
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wide.
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<paragraph id="551936A9EB67FF90FF54FB8CAF28FBF1" blockId="8.[188,1398,1053,1115]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
LIVE COLORATION (
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). Head, collum, antennae, telson, anal valves and legs uniformly light brownish to dark brownish. Metazonae light brown to red-brown. Posterior margin of metazonites dark brown.
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<paragraph id="551936A9EB67FF94FF54FB10AF0DFE1A" blockId="8.[189,1400,1154,1391]" lastBlockId="12.[188,1401,265,433]" lastPageId="12" lastPageNumber="13" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
HEAD. Smooth. Each eye patch with circa 60 ommatidia arranged in seven horizontal rows (
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), Labrum with three smoothly rounded teeth and a single row of 21 short labral setae (
<figureCitation id="CD9D2A2CEB67FF90FB4DFB37AF71FB14" box="[1188,1284,1189,1215]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="9.[189,232,1778,1804]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,285,1718]" captionTargetId="figure-12@9.[189,1398,285,1718]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Fig. 4. Sechelleptus arborivagus sp. nov., paratype, ♂ (BE_RMCA_MYR.Dip.22875). SEM views. A. Ommatia, frontal view. B. Antennae, ventral view, arrows pointing to sensilla basiconica. C. Lateral view of collum, arrows pointing to the anteroventral angle 8090°. D. Head, ventral view. E. Mandible, ventral view. F. Mandible, frontal view (F). G. Clypeus, frontal view. H. Limbus. I. Defensive gland. J. Walking leg, lateral view. K. Tarsal claw, lateral view. Abbreviations: dg = defensive gland; me = mentum; od = odontomere; pl = pectinate lamellae; pm = prementum; pad = tibial pad;ps = psectomere; se = sectile edge. Scale bars: AB, F = 200 µm; CE, G, J = 500 µm; H = 5 µm; I = 1 mm; K = 100 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4966011" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4966011/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 4G</figureCitation>
). Clypeus with four supra-labral setae, two on each side (
<figureCitation id="CD9D2A2CEB67FF90FD0AFB5AA937FB49" box="[739,834,1224,1250]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="9.[189,232,1778,1804]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,285,1718]" captionTargetId="figure-12@9.[189,1398,285,1718]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Fig. 4. Sechelleptus arborivagus sp. nov., paratype, ♂ (BE_RMCA_MYR.Dip.22875). SEM views. A. Ommatia, frontal view. B. Antennae, ventral view, arrows pointing to sensilla basiconica. C. Lateral view of collum, arrows pointing to the anteroventral angle 8090°. D. Head, ventral view. E. Mandible, ventral view. F. Mandible, frontal view (F). G. Clypeus, frontal view. H. Limbus. I. Defensive gland. J. Walking leg, lateral view. K. Tarsal claw, lateral view. Abbreviations: dg = defensive gland; me = mentum; od = odontomere; pl = pectinate lamellae; pm = prementum; pad = tibial pad;ps = psectomere; se = sectile edge. Scale bars: AB, F = 200 µm; CE, G, J = 500 µm; H = 5 µm; I = 1 mm; K = 100 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4966011" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4966011/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 4G</figureCitation>
). Antennae moderately long (
<figureCitation id="CD9D2A2CEB67FF90FB74FB5AAE91FB49" box="[1181,1252,1224,1250]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="8.[188,231,1958,1984]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,1459,1920]" captionTargetId="figure-308@8.[189,1399,1459,1920]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 3. Sechelleptus arborivagus sp. nov., in vivo habitus. A. Two females showing different color. B. Female on tree. Scale bars = 3 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4966009" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4966009/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
), protruding back to ring 2. Relative length of antennomeres: 1&gt;2&gt;3=4=5&gt;6. Terminal antennomere (disc) with four large sensory cones located together inside a membranous area. Each of antennomeres 5 and 6 apicolaterally with a field of narrow and long sensilla basiconica (
<figureCitation id="CD9D2A2CEB67FF90FC2FFAA0AE56FAE7" box="[966,1059,1330,1356]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="9.[189,232,1778,1804]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,285,1718]" captionTargetId="figure-12@9.[189,1398,285,1718]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Fig. 4. Sechelleptus arborivagus sp. nov., paratype, ♂ (BE_RMCA_MYR.Dip.22875). SEM views. A. Ommatia, frontal view. B. Antennae, ventral view, arrows pointing to sensilla basiconica. C. Lateral view of collum, arrows pointing to the anteroventral angle 8090°. D. Head, ventral view. E. Mandible, ventral view. F. Mandible, frontal view (F). G. Clypeus, frontal view. H. Limbus. I. Defensive gland. J. Walking leg, lateral view. K. Tarsal claw, lateral view. Abbreviations: dg = defensive gland; me = mentum; od = odontomere; pl = pectinate lamellae; pm = prementum; pad = tibial pad;ps = psectomere; se = sectile edge. Scale bars: AB, F = 200 µm; CE, G, J = 500 µm; H = 5 µm; I = 1 mm; K = 100 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4966011" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4966011/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 4B</figureCitation>
). Gnathochilarium, usual for spirostreptideans (
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). Prementum (pm) smooth and straight, not depressed. Mentum (me) smooth. Lamellae linguales each with two strong apical setae, one equally strong seta behind these, plus, basally, an oblique line of four setae. Stipites with a basal longitudinal field of setae, lateral margin in distal half with a row of setae; one isolated, subapical, stout seta or sensillum; cardo small, kidney-shaped. Mandibles (
<figureCitation id="CD9D2A2CEB63FF94FEA5FEE0ABB3FE26" box="[332,454,370,397]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="9.[189,232,1778,1804]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,285,1718]" captionTargetId="figure-12@9.[189,1398,285,1718]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Fig. 4. Sechelleptus arborivagus sp. nov., paratype, ♂ (BE_RMCA_MYR.Dip.22875). SEM views. A. Ommatia, frontal view. B. Antennae, ventral view, arrows pointing to sensilla basiconica. C. Lateral view of collum, arrows pointing to the anteroventral angle 8090°. D. Head, ventral view. E. Mandible, ventral view. F. Mandible, frontal view (F). G. Clypeus, frontal view. H. Limbus. I. Defensive gland. J. Walking leg, lateral view. K. Tarsal claw, lateral view. Abbreviations: dg = defensive gland; me = mentum; od = odontomere; pl = pectinate lamellae; pm = prementum; pad = tibial pad;ps = psectomere; se = sectile edge. Scale bars: AB, F = 200 µm; CE, G, J = 500 µm; H = 5 µm; I = 1 mm; K = 100 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4966011" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4966011/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Fig. 4E, F</figureCitation>
) with stipes devoid of differentiation. Odontomere (od) long, moveable. Sectile edge (se) of psectromere (ps) with four lobes; eight pectinate lamellae (pl). One wide molar furrow (mf).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="551936A9EB67FF90FF55F834A800F84F" blockId="8.[188,1399,1958,2020]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB67FF90FF55F834AB7BF86B" bold="true" box="[188,270,1958,1984]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 3.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="92A64D2AEB67FF90FEF3F834A832F86B" authority="Vandenspiegel &amp; Henrard &amp; Mathys, 2021" authorityName="Vandenspiegel &amp; Henrard &amp; Mathys" authorityYear="2021" box="[282,583,1958,1984]" class="Diplopoda" family="Spirostreptidae" genus="Sechelleptus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Spirostreptida" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="arborivagus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB67FF90FEF3F834A832F86B" box="[282,583,1958,1984]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Sechelleptus arborivagus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="7CE157C0EB67FF90FDBBF835A8C6F86A" box="[594,691,1959,1985]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, in vivo habitus.
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB67FF90FC62F834A9D5F86B" bold="true" box="[907,928,1958,1984]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">A</emphasis>
. Two females showing different color.
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB67FF90FF54F858AAA4F84F" bold="true" box="[189,209,1994,2020]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">B</emphasis>
. Female on tree. Scale bars = 3 cm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="551936A9EB66FF91FF54F960AF02F84B" blockId="9.[188,1399,1778,2016]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB66FF91FF54F960AB7AF8A7" bold="true" box="[189,271,1778,1804]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Fig. 4.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="92A64D2AEB66FF91FEF2F960A83DF8A7" authority="Vandenspiegel &amp; Henrard &amp; Mathys, 2021" authorityName="Vandenspiegel &amp; Henrard &amp; Mathys" authorityYear="2021" box="[283,584,1778,1804]" class="Diplopoda" family="Spirostreptidae" genus="Sechelleptus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Spirostreptida" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="arborivagus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB66FF91FEF2F960A83DF8A7" box="[283,584,1778,1804]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Sechelleptus arborivagus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="7CE157C0EB66FF91FDBAF961A8C1F8A6" box="[595,692,1779,1805]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, paratype, ♂ (BE_RMCA_MYR.Dip.22875). SEM views.
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB66FF91FF54F887AAA7F884" bold="true" box="[189,210,1813,1839]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">A</emphasis>
. Ommatia, frontal view.
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB66FF91FE11F884A87EF89B" bold="true" box="[504,523,1814,1840]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">B</emphasis>
. Antennae, ventral view, arrows pointing to sensilla basiconica.
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB66FF91FAE9F887AF60F884" bold="true" box="[1280,1301,1813,1839]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">C</emphasis>
. Lateral view of collum, arrows pointing to the anteroventral angle 8090°.
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB66FF91FC26F8ABA991F8F8" bold="true" box="[975,996,1849,1875]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">D</emphasis>
. Head, ventral view.
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB66FF91FB35F8ABAE85F8F8" bold="true" box="[1244,1264,1849,1875]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">E</emphasis>
. Mandible, ventral view.
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB66FF91FE89F8CEAB04F8DD" bold="true" box="[352,369,1884,1910]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">F</emphasis>
. Mandible, frontal view (F).
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB66FF91FD26F8CEA891F8DD" bold="true" box="[719,740,1884,1910]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">G</emphasis>
. Clypeus, frontal view.
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB66FF91FBEDF8CEAE6CF8DD" bold="true" box="[1028,1049,1884,1910]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">H</emphasis>
. Limbus.
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB66FF91FB7DF8CEAEEBF8DD" bold="true" box="[1172,1182,1884,1910]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">I</emphasis>
. Defensive gland.
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB66FF91FF57F8EDAABEF832" bold="true" box="[190,203,1919,1945]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">J</emphasis>
. Walking leg, lateral view.
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB66FF91FDF2F8EDA85AF832" bold="true" box="[539,559,1919,1945]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">K</emphasis>
. Tarsal claw, lateral view. Abbreviations: dg = defensive gland; me = mentum; od = odontomere; pl = pectinate lamellae; pm = prementum; pad = tibial pad;ps = psectomere; se = sectile edge. Scale bars: AB, F = 200 µm; CE, G, J = 500 µm; H = 5 µm; I = 1 mm; K = 100 µm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="551936A9EB65FF92FF54F88AABB2F848" blockId="10.[189,1400,1816,2019]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB65FF92FF54F88AAB7AF899" bold="true" box="[189,271,1816,1842]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Fig. 5.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="92A64D2AEB65FF92FEF2F88AA83DF899" authority="Vandenspiegel &amp; Henrard &amp; Mathys, 2021" authorityName="Vandenspiegel &amp; Henrard &amp; Mathys" authorityYear="2021" box="[283,584,1816,1842]" class="Diplopoda" family="Spirostreptidae" genus="Sechelleptus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Spirostreptida" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="arborivagus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB65FF92FEF2F88AA83DF899" box="[283,584,1816,1842]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Sechelleptus arborivagus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="7CE157C0EB65FF92FDBAF88BA8C1F898" box="[595,692,1817,1843]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, paratype, ♂ (BE_RMCA_MYR.Dip.22875). SEM views.
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB65FF92FF54F8A9AAA7F8FE" bold="true" box="[189,210,1851,1877]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">A</emphasis>
. First pair of legs, frontal view.
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB65FF92FD8EF8A9A80EF8FE" bold="true" box="[615,635,1851,1877]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">B</emphasis>
. Apical part of gonopod telopodite.
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB65FF92FBD5F8A9AE24F8FE" bold="true" box="[1084,1105,1851,1877]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">C</emphasis>
. Gonocoxite, oral view.
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB65FF92FF54F8CDAAA7F8D2" bold="true" box="[189,210,1887,1913]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">D</emphasis>
. Gonocoxite, caudal view.
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB65FF92FDFDF8CDA852F8D2" bold="true" box="[532,551,1887,1913]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">E</emphasis>
. Gonopod, lateral view. Abbreviations: al = apicolateral lamellose lobe; ats = antetorsal process; mp = metaplica; mpp = mesaplical projection; pfp = prefemoral process; pp = proplica; px = paracoxite; sl = solenomere; st = sternite; tlp = telopodite. Scale bars: A = 500 µm; B = 100 µm; CE = 1 mm.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="551936A9EB64FF93FF54F8CCABE0F848" blockId="11.[189,1401,1886,2019]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB64FF93FF54F8CCAB79F8D3" bold="true" box="[189,268,1886,1912]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Fig. 6.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB64FF93FEFDF8CCA848F8D3" box="[276,573,1886,1912]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Sechelleptus arborivagus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="7CE157C0EB64FF93FDACF8CDA8D6F8D2" box="[581,675,1887,1913]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, paratype, ♂ (BE_RMCA_MYR.Dip.22875). Drawing of the gonopods, oral view. Abbreviations: al = apicolateral lamellose lobe; ats = antetorsal process; mpp = mesaplical projection; pp = proplica; px = paracoxite; sl = solenomere; st = sternite; tlp = telopodite. Scale bar = 1 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="551936A9EB63FF94FF54FE45AED9FE5A" blockId="12.[189,1196,471,498]" box="[189,1196,471,498]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">COLLUM. Smooth, ventrally with six longitudinal furrows, anteroventral angle 8090°.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="551936A9EB63FF94FF54FD8BAB53FD37" blockId="12.[189,1399,535,668]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">
BODY RINGS. Prozonae smooth. Metazonae with longitudinal striae ventrally from ca ⅔ ring length below ozopore. Ozopores located on metazonae, starting with ring 6, located close to, but not touching the suture between pro- and metazonae. Limbus simple (
<figureCitation id="CD9D2A2CEB63FF94FC99FDCDA9A7FDD2" box="[880,978,607,633]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="9.[189,232,1778,1804]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,285,1718]" captionTargetId="figure-12@9.[189,1398,285,1718]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Fig. 4. Sechelleptus arborivagus sp. nov., paratype, ♂ (BE_RMCA_MYR.Dip.22875). SEM views. A. Ommatia, frontal view. B. Antennae, ventral view, arrows pointing to sensilla basiconica. C. Lateral view of collum, arrows pointing to the anteroventral angle 8090°. D. Head, ventral view. E. Mandible, ventral view. F. Mandible, frontal view (F). G. Clypeus, frontal view. H. Limbus. I. Defensive gland. J. Walking leg, lateral view. K. Tarsal claw, lateral view. Abbreviations: dg = defensive gland; me = mentum; od = odontomere; pl = pectinate lamellae; pm = prementum; pad = tibial pad;ps = psectomere; se = sectile edge. Scale bars: AB, F = 200 µm; CE, G, J = 500 µm; H = 5 µm; I = 1 mm; K = 100 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4966011" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4966011/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Fig. 4H</figureCitation>
). Defensive glands well-developed (
<figureCitation id="CD9D2A2CEB63FF94FF2FFD10AB6CFD37" box="[198,281,642,668]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="9.[189,232,1778,1804]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,285,1718]" captionTargetId="figure-12@9.[189,1398,285,1718]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Fig. 4. Sechelleptus arborivagus sp. nov., paratype, ♂ (BE_RMCA_MYR.Dip.22875). SEM views. A. Ommatia, frontal view. B. Antennae, ventral view, arrows pointing to sensilla basiconica. C. Lateral view of collum, arrows pointing to the anteroventral angle 8090°. D. Head, ventral view. E. Mandible, ventral view. F. Mandible, frontal view (F). G. Clypeus, frontal view. H. Limbus. I. Defensive gland. J. Walking leg, lateral view. K. Tarsal claw, lateral view. Abbreviations: dg = defensive gland; me = mentum; od = odontomere; pl = pectinate lamellae; pm = prementum; pad = tibial pad;ps = psectomere; se = sectile edge. Scale bars: AB, F = 200 µm; CE, G, J = 500 µm; H = 5 µm; I = 1 mm; K = 100 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4966011" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4966011/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Fig. 4I</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="551936A9EB63FF94FF54FD56A886FCAA" blockId="12.[189,1398,708,769]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">TELSON. Preanal ring with a shallow submarginal depression. Anal valves smooth, without submarginal depression. Hypoproct, small, widely triangular.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="551936A9EB63FF94FF54FCBBA90DFC07" blockId="12.[187,1400,808,940]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">
LEGS. Length 0.450.5 × body diameter, postfemoral and tibial pads (
<figureCitation id="CD9D2A2CEB63FF94FC1CFCBAAE3DFCE9" box="[1013,1096,808,834]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="9.[189,232,1778,1804]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,285,1718]" captionTargetId="figure-12@9.[189,1398,285,1718]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Fig. 4. Sechelleptus arborivagus sp. nov., paratype, ♂ (BE_RMCA_MYR.Dip.22875). SEM views. A. Ommatia, frontal view. B. Antennae, ventral view, arrows pointing to sensilla basiconica. C. Lateral view of collum, arrows pointing to the anteroventral angle 8090°. D. Head, ventral view. E. Mandible, ventral view. F. Mandible, frontal view (F). G. Clypeus, frontal view. H. Limbus. I. Defensive gland. J. Walking leg, lateral view. K. Tarsal claw, lateral view. Abbreviations: dg = defensive gland; me = mentum; od = odontomere; pl = pectinate lamellae; pm = prementum; pad = tibial pad;ps = psectomere; se = sectile edge. Scale bars: AB, F = 200 µm; CE, G, J = 500 µm; H = 5 µm; I = 1 mm; K = 100 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4966011" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4966011/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Fig. 4J</figureCitation>
) from third male leg-pair until beyond midbody, pads decreasing in size posteriorly; claw large, curved (
<figureCitation id="CD9D2A2CEB63FF94FBAAFCD9AED5FCCD" box="[1091,1184,843,870]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="9.[189,232,1778,1804]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,285,1718]" captionTargetId="figure-12@9.[189,1398,285,1718]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Fig. 4. Sechelleptus arborivagus sp. nov., paratype, ♂ (BE_RMCA_MYR.Dip.22875). SEM views. A. Ommatia, frontal view. B. Antennae, ventral view, arrows pointing to sensilla basiconica. C. Lateral view of collum, arrows pointing to the anteroventral angle 8090°. D. Head, ventral view. E. Mandible, ventral view. F. Mandible, frontal view (F). G. Clypeus, frontal view. H. Limbus. I. Defensive gland. J. Walking leg, lateral view. K. Tarsal claw, lateral view. Abbreviations: dg = defensive gland; me = mentum; od = odontomere; pl = pectinate lamellae; pm = prementum; pad = tibial pad;ps = psectomere; se = sectile edge. Scale bars: AB, F = 200 µm; CE, G, J = 500 µm; H = 5 µm; I = 1 mm; K = 100 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4966011" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4966011/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Fig. 4K</figureCitation>
). First pair of male legs with a well-developed prefemoral process ending in an inward curved tip (
<figureCitation id="CD9D2A2CEB63FF94FB8BFCFDAEB4FC22" box="[1122,1217,878,905]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1816,1842]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,281,1762]" captionTargetId="figure-15@10.[189,1398,281,1762]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 5. Sechelleptus arborivagus sp. nov., paratype, ♂ (BE_RMCA_MYR.Dip.22875). SEM views. A. First pair of legs, frontal view. B. Apical part of gonopod telopodite. C. Gonocoxite, oral view. D. Gonocoxite, caudal view. E. Gonopod, lateral view. Abbreviations: al = apicolateral lamellose lobe; ats = antetorsal process; mp = metaplica; mpp = mesaplical projection; pfp = prefemoral process; pp = proplica; px = paracoxite; sl = solenomere; st = sternite; tlp = telopodite. Scale bars: A = 500 µm; B = 100 µm; CE = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4966013" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4966013/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Fig. 5A</figureCitation>
). Coxosternum with a laterobasal field of four strong setae on anterior side.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="551936A9EB63FF94FF54FC41AF03FB6A" blockId="12.[187,1400,979,1217]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">
GONOPODS (
<figureCitation id="CD9D2A2CEB63FF94FEADFC41ABCAFC45" box="[324,447,979,1006]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1816,1842]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,281,1762]" captionTargetId="figure-15@10.[189,1398,281,1762]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 5. Sechelleptus arborivagus sp. nov., paratype, ♂ (BE_RMCA_MYR.Dip.22875). SEM views. A. First pair of legs, frontal view. B. Apical part of gonopod telopodite. C. Gonocoxite, oral view. D. Gonocoxite, caudal view. E. Gonopod, lateral view. Abbreviations: al = apicolateral lamellose lobe; ats = antetorsal process; mp = metaplica; mpp = mesaplical projection; pfp = prefemoral process; pp = proplica; px = paracoxite; sl = solenomere; st = sternite; tlp = telopodite. Scale bars: A = 500 µm; B = 100 µm; CE = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4966013" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4966013/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Figs 5BE</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="CD9D2A2CEB63FF94FE25FC41ABA8FC45" box="[460,477,979,1006]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="11.[189,232,1886,1912]" captionTargetBox="[211,1393,334,1786]" captionTargetId="figure-11@11.[189,1398,326,1786]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="Fig. 6. Sechelleptus arborivagus sp. nov., paratype, ♂ (BE_RMCA_MYR.Dip.22875). Drawing of the gonopods, oral view. Abbreviations: al = apicolateral lamellose lobe; ats = antetorsal process; mpp = mesaplical projection; pp = proplica; px = paracoxite; sl = solenomere; st = sternite; tlp = telopodite. Scale bar = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4966015" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4966015/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">6</figureCitation>
). Sternum (st) triangular, not reaching as far distad as paracoxite (px). Metaplica (mp) higher than proplica, rounded apically (
<figureCitation id="CD9D2A2CEB63FF94FD3FFC64A941FBBA" box="[726,820,1014,1041]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1816,1842]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,281,1762]" captionTargetId="figure-15@10.[189,1398,281,1762]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 5. Sechelleptus arborivagus sp. nov., paratype, ♂ (BE_RMCA_MYR.Dip.22875). SEM views. A. First pair of legs, frontal view. B. Apical part of gonopod telopodite. C. Gonocoxite, oral view. D. Gonocoxite, caudal view. E. Gonopod, lateral view. Abbreviations: al = apicolateral lamellose lobe; ats = antetorsal process; mp = metaplica; mpp = mesaplical projection; pfp = prefemoral process; pp = proplica; px = paracoxite; sl = solenomere; st = sternite; tlp = telopodite. Scale bars: A = 500 µm; B = 100 µm; CE = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4966013" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4966013/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Fig. 5C</figureCitation>
; mp). Proplica with straight sides, in apical part with scattered short setae, ending apically in a more or less spiniform mesapical projection (
<figureCitation id="CD9D2A2CEB63FF94FAFCFB88AF06FB9E" box="[1301,1395,1050,1077]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1816,1842]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,281,1762]" captionTargetId="figure-15@10.[189,1398,281,1762]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 5. Sechelleptus arborivagus sp. nov., paratype, ♂ (BE_RMCA_MYR.Dip.22875). SEM views. A. First pair of legs, frontal view. B. Apical part of gonopod telopodite. C. Gonocoxite, oral view. D. Gonocoxite, caudal view. E. Gonopod, lateral view. Abbreviations: al = apicolateral lamellose lobe; ats = antetorsal process; mp = metaplica; mpp = mesaplical projection; pfp = prefemoral process; pp = proplica; px = paracoxite; sl = solenomere; st = sternite; tlp = telopodite. Scale bars: A = 500 µm; B = 100 µm; CE = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4966013" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4966013/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Fig. 5C</figureCitation>
; mpp) and a well-developed, apicolateral, lamellose lobe (
<figureCitation id="CD9D2A2CEB63FF94FC8EFBAFA9B1FBFC" box="[871,964,1085,1111]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="11.[189,232,1886,1912]" captionTargetBox="[211,1393,334,1786]" captionTargetId="figure-11@11.[189,1398,326,1786]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="Fig. 6. Sechelleptus arborivagus sp. nov., paratype, ♂ (BE_RMCA_MYR.Dip.22875). Drawing of the gonopods, oral view. Abbreviations: al = apicolateral lamellose lobe; ats = antetorsal process; mpp = mesaplical projection; pp = proplica; px = paracoxite; sl = solenomere; st = sternite; tlp = telopodite. Scale bar = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4966015" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4966015/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Fig. 6C</figureCitation>
; al); telopodite (
<figureCitation id="CD9D2A2CEB63FF94FB6EFBAFAF73FBFC" box="[1159,1286,1085,1112]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1816,1842]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,281,1762]" captionTargetId="figure-15@10.[189,1398,281,1762]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 5. Sechelleptus arborivagus sp. nov., paratype, ♂ (BE_RMCA_MYR.Dip.22875). SEM views. A. First pair of legs, frontal view. B. Apical part of gonopod telopodite. C. Gonocoxite, oral view. D. Gonocoxite, caudal view. E. Gonopod, lateral view. Abbreviations: al = apicolateral lamellose lobe; ats = antetorsal process; mp = metaplica; mpp = mesaplical projection; pfp = prefemoral process; pp = proplica; px = paracoxite; sl = solenomere; st = sternite; tlp = telopodite. Scale bars: A = 500 µm; B = 100 µm; CE = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4966013" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4966013/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Fig. 5B, E</figureCitation>
; tlp) long and slender, without a distinct demarcation between femoral and postfemoral parts, femorite with a small and pointed antetorsal process (
<figureCitation id="CD9D2A2CEB63FF94FD6FFB11A891FB35" box="[646,740,1155,1182]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1816,1842]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,281,1762]" captionTargetId="figure-15@10.[189,1398,281,1762]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 5. Sechelleptus arborivagus sp. nov., paratype, ♂ (BE_RMCA_MYR.Dip.22875). SEM views. A. First pair of legs, frontal view. B. Apical part of gonopod telopodite. C. Gonocoxite, oral view. D. Gonocoxite, caudal view. E. Gonopod, lateral view. Abbreviations: al = apicolateral lamellose lobe; ats = antetorsal process; mp = metaplica; mpp = mesaplical projection; pfp = prefemoral process; pp = proplica; px = paracoxite; sl = solenomere; st = sternite; tlp = telopodite. Scale bars: A = 500 µm; B = 100 µm; CE = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4966013" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4966013/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Fig. 5E</figureCitation>
; ats), postfemorite spiralled, ribbon-shaped, broad and long, with a divided tip, the longer branch carrying the terminal opening of the solenomere (
<figureCitation id="CD9D2A2CEB63FF94FB02FB34AF33FB6A" box="[1259,1350,1190,1217]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1816,1842]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,281,1762]" captionTargetId="figure-15@10.[189,1398,281,1762]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 5. Sechelleptus arborivagus sp. nov., paratype, ♂ (BE_RMCA_MYR.Dip.22875). SEM views. A. First pair of legs, frontal view. B. Apical part of gonopod telopodite. C. Gonocoxite, oral view. D. Gonocoxite, caudal view. E. Gonopod, lateral view. Abbreviations: al = apicolateral lamellose lobe; ats = antetorsal process; mp = metaplica; mpp = mesaplical projection; pfp = prefemoral process; pp = proplica; px = paracoxite; sl = solenomere; st = sternite; tlp = telopodite. Scale bars: A = 500 µm; B = 100 µm; CE = 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4966013" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4966013/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Fig. 5B</figureCitation>
; sl).
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Male similar to
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.
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<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB63FF94FF54F813AB79F830" bold="true" box="[189,268,1921,1947]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Fig. 7.</emphasis>
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, paratype, ♀ (BE_RMCA_MYR.Dip.22876). Vulva.
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. SEM of the vulva removed from the body, caudal view, slightly lateral.
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. Drawing of the vulva, caudal view. Abbreviations: ab = aboral valve; op = opercula. Scale bar = 100 µm.
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Female coloration as in male, but generally larger in size than male (up to
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long
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wide (5861 body rings plus telson, no apodous rings). Vulvae located in membranous pouches attached to coxae 2 and 3 and to the inner lateral margin of ring 1, simple, consisting of two simple, subequallysized, moderately sclerotized valves, the aboral valve with an apical cluster of setae; ridge between valves covered with a lateral longitudinal operculum (
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).
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<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB62FF95FF54FE45AB23FE5A" bold="true" box="[189,342,471,497]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Distribution</emphasis>
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The species seems endemic to
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(
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).
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<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB62FF95FF54FDDAAB5AFDC9" bold="true" box="[189,303,584,610]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Affinities</emphasis>
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On the basis of the gonopod structure having the telopodite with a spine arising well distad of the knee, a ribbon-shaped distal part, and a small free solenomerite arising just near the apex, the new species is manifestly a new member of the large genus
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<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB62FF95FD07FD2DA9F5FD72" box="[750,896,703,729]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Sechelleptus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Following the key published by Jeekel in 1999,
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<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB62FF95FEE1FD71ABE2FD56" box="[264,407,739,765]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">arborivagus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
keys out close to
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<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB62FF95FD9DFD71A89EFD56" box="[628,747,739,765]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">sulcicollis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB62FF95FCCEFD71A9D1FD56" box="[807,932,739,765]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">macilentus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Indeed the three species have a rather simple gonocoxite with a distally widened metaplica without a strong lateral cone but the new species do not show the small lateral uncus present on the metaplica of
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and possess a more or less spiniform mesapical projection on the proplica which is not present in
<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB62FF95FBEBFCDDAE04FCC2" box="[1026,1137,847,873]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">sulcicolis</emphasis>
neither in
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<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB62FF95FB18FCDDAF1AFCC2" box="[1265,1391,847,873]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">macilentus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. By the overall shape of the male first leg and gonocoxite, the new species seems to be especially close to
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<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB62FF95FF34FC0AAB19FC1A" box="[221,364,919,946]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">S. variabilis</emphasis>
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, also from the
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, but it differs strikingly by the structure of the gonotelopodite (in
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<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB62FF95FF0EFC2EAB02FC7E" box="[231,375,955,982]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">S. variabilis</emphasis>
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the gonotelopodite has a simple and pointed tip carrying the terminal opening of the seminal groove whereas in the new species the gonotelopodite has a divided tip, the longer branch carrying the terminal opening of the seminal groove) as well as by the larger body size and the longer and curved claws (
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vs
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). Other important differences concern the defensives glands, large in
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(
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) (vs inconspicuous in
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(
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)), and the size of eyes: in the new specie the eyes are larger and include 60 ± 5 ommatidia (n = 10) arranged in 12 rows; whereas in
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the eyes, smaller, include 34 ± 3 (n = 10) ommatidia arranged in 9 rows.
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<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB62FF95FF54FB44AB0BFB44" bold="true" box="[189,382,1237,1264]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Natural history</emphasis>
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Most of the specimens belonging to the new species were collected on Mt Tchaourembo (see
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) in a forest fragment at
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a.s.l. All specimens were seen in trees and never in pairs, the males being rare (sex ratio&gt;
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). The species possesses enlarged ommatidia, relatively long legs with strongly curved tarsal claws, as well as a tendency for specimens to secrete extremely copiously from their defensive glands when irritated. Such modifications are considered by several authors as an adaptation to tree climbing and to arboreal life (
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<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB62FF95FF54F98DAB34F992" bold="true" box="[189,321,1567,1593]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Discussion</emphasis>
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Millipede systematics is mainly based on male gonopods because they use to be species-specific (
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Bond
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). However, studies based on DNA have demonstrated that molecular divergence in different millipede groups may not reflect divergence in morphology-based identifications and may hide considerable variation (
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). Although our relatively small taxon sampling, the phylogenetic analysis strongly recovers
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as monophyletic and discriminates at least two or three different groups. Furthermore, the mean inter-specific distance values (14.9% for COI and 5.1% for 16S) were remarkably similar to previous studies that reported the presence of high genetic divergence among population of different spirostreptid species (
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Mwabvu
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), suggesting the existence of more than one species in those taxa. It is argued that high level of divergence between identified spirostreptid species may indicate that changes in genital morphology occur rather slowly relative to the high rate of substitution in mitochondrial sequences (especially for COI), and may underestimate species diversity. This also appears to be the case among the different forms of Mayottan
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<emphasis id="67D2EABBEB60FF97FB34FEBFAF1AFEEC" box="[1245,1391,301,327]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Sechelleptus</emphasis>
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, which also share strongly similar gonopods. At the first glance, the new species of
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seems to be a giant form of
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.
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However, although only subtle morphological differences are observed within the gonopods, the comparatively large body size and the behavior of
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are remarkable. These observations finally corroborate our molecular analyses that clearly show sufficient genetic difference between the different
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collected on
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(22.6% for COI and 6.6% for 16S between
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and
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).
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Distribution of
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on Mayotte.
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The genetic analyses also suggest the presence of another different species, i.e., DU1, although its phylogenetic position remains unresolved. This unique specimen found at Mont Combani is a sub-adult female that could not allow a formal identification, but, judging from its general appearance, appears to be an intermediate from between the two
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collected on
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. The genetic divergences, along with adaptations to arboreal life observed in the novel species, may indicate an “adaptive micro-radiation” on
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or even the
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. However, the inclusion of more specimens, including adult males, in phylogenetic analyses is needed to test this hypothesis and evaluate the status of that putative new species.
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